I loved and played the absolute shit out of Demons Souls and Dark Souls, I also really enjoyed Bloodborne despite it lacking in replayability. However I could not bring myself to finish Dark Souls 2, even the Scholar of the First Sin edition.
Am I alone? or are there people like me?
The game is a broken piece of shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMwM2iwDmYw
>>320012013
I did but it was a pain, pvp is the best of the 4 though
>>320012146
agreed, except for that Soul Memory bullshit.
>>320012106
>>320013492
That was a tracking issue, which DS2 is the absolute king of as well. DS1 has it's share of problems, but nothing compared to DS2.
>>320012638
>Soul Memory
Whoever decided on this and not having a Red Eye Orb need to be taken out back and shot. I don't even like filthy dickwraith scum, but not having easy invasions fucked over several covenants.
>>320012013
I played it for a couple of hours and something felt completely off.
After beating the last giant, I figured out what I didn't like - the animations on my character had absolutely no weight to them. He was sliding around on the ground when he was walking. The lighting also made everything look flat and uninteresting.
later I heard that most of the enemies were
>knight with shield
and that they all could turn around and did overhead attacks, so I honestly don't think I missed out on a whole lot.
Nobody who actually appreciates Dark Souls enjoyed Dark Souls 2, OP. You are definitely not alone.
>>320013492
Fucking hell, that contrast.
I had the opposite experience. I played the shit out of Demon souls, Dark souls, and Dark Souls 2, but just can't get through Bloodborne. I just get bored so quickly for some reason.
>Boot up game
>Opening cinematic is shit.
"Well alright, no big deal, Dark Souls' was great, but it's not like that's why I played it.
>Move character
>Controls are imprecise so it feels like shit just to move around
>Roll has too much recovery
>Swing my weapon
>Cannot roll or swing again after the R2 is finished, have to wait for the sluggish recovery animation to finish
>Run to hut
>Stamina drains way too quickly while running
>Some generic old ladies cackle at me generically
>Continue
>Find Lifegems instead of Estus
>Keep playing
>Level design is sub-par
>World design is a huge letdown
>ADP
>Bosses aren't great
>Game is ugly as fuck most of the time
And the flaws just kept piling up. Dark Souls is my favorite game, and never have I been so disappointed so quickly as I was when I played DS2.
>>320013741
Couldn't agree more.
Also, whoever removed the kick is a total fucking retard.
>>320012013
>enemies stop respawing
I'll never not get mad over this.
>no ragdolls
>>320013741
Only shitters complained about soul memory/cracked orbs. Their effect on the game is massively overblown by everyone on here.
>>320013828
I felt the same thing, I was playing and it didn't exactly feel like a Souls game. The enemy tracking was total bullshit, all enemies literally spin like a turret.
>>320013653
Sure thing.
>>320012013
I feel exactly the same way OP. Loved Demon's Souls to death, Dark Souls and Bloodborne are both great, but I absolutely cannot tolerate Dark Souls 2. I tried twice, once on the original and again on SotFS. I even made it pretty close to the end of the game, but at no point did I ever find myself having fun or being intrigued. It was a boring, frustrating mess from beginning to end.
>>320013902
>>320013828
It took you a couple of hours to get to the last giant? Holy shit you're bad
>>320014076
>"Been There Done That"
Pretty common thing, for me after playing endless hours of Oblivion, I could only stomach playing an hour of Skyrim. Haven't touched it since and have no desire to.
>>320013828
>later I heard that most of the enemies were knight with shield
And this is different from DaS1 how?
>>320014350
The amount of Lifegems was total overkill, especially since you find more than enough estus shards early on.
They completely butchered rolling and dodging due to not having weight affect it (aside from rolling distance). Also using the Agility Stat to determine invincibility frames.
>>320014417
Limited respawns is only a good thing if you can't stop dying. It totally fucks over item farmers.
>>320014543
game is practically unplayable at that point.
>>320015560
>trying to get unique gear set
>it only drops from a specific enemy
>farm the enemies while using the items that increase drop rate
>eventually you kill the very last one in the entire game
>still missing the chest piece
>>320014725
How about you stop posting examples from the poorly optimized PC port?
>>320014753
Jesus dude, are you me?
110%
>>320015745
Just use a bonfire ascetic
>>320015817
>this somehow applies to DaS1 only and not DaS2
Ok.
>>320015745
I understand if it's stuff like the Warlock mask, where the enemy only spawns once, but what's the problem with the rest? You get infinite chances to get the item you need.
>>320014815
>everyone needs to speed run and not explore their first time playing.
>Also if you're not playing with online maps and walkthroughs you are doing it wrong.
inb4 you knew exactly where to go the whole time without looking at game route progression charts.
>>320015745
Exactly, and you shouldn't have to waste Bonfire Ascetics. Especially if you plan to play NG+.
>>320016379
But outside unique spawns you never have to use a single one.
